Full Text of HR1198 95th General Assembly
HR1198 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are
pleased to recognize Lt./EMT Brian | 4 |
| McKermitt for his valor exhibited on the morning of Wednesday, | 5 |
| February 21, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Companies of the 11th Battalion of the Chicago | 7 |
| Fire Department were dispatched to a house fire at 4345 North | 8 |
| Kenneth in Chicago, a one and a half story single family home | 9 |
| with a fire in the basement; upon arriving, fire crews saw | 10 |
| people running from the front of the home, with one of the | 11 |
| occupants yelling to the fire fighters that a person might be | 12 |
| trapped in the basement; and
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| WHEREAS, Engine 108's crew immediately went to work | 14 |
| stretching hose lines to extinguish the fire in the basement | 15 |
| and also to cover exposures; and
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| WHEREAS, Tower Ladder 23, under the command of Lt. Brian | 17 |
| McKermitt, directed the search and rescue operation and began | 18 |
| ventilating the building; the aggressive search team quickly | 19 |
| went into the fiery smoke-filled basement, realizing that they | 20 |
| only had a few sacred moments to get anyone who was inside out | 21 |
| alive; and
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| WHEREAS, During the rapid but detailed search, Lt. Brian | 2 |
| McKermitt found an unconscious adult male, stretched out on the | 3 |
| floor, suffering from severe smoke inhalation and extensive | 4 |
| burns; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Lt. McKermitt dragged the victim to the safety of | 6 |
| the stairwell, which was the only possible exit, despite threat | 7 |
| of being engulfed by flames from the fire spreading quickly | 8 |
| towards the escape route; with the assistance of another | 9 |
| firefighter, the victim was carried up the stairs, completing | 10 |
| the rescue effort; once outside the home, oxygen and immediate | 11 |
| care were provided until Ambulance 39 team took over treatment | 12 |
| and transport; and
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| WHEREAS, Without the courageous efforts, rapid response, | 14 |
| and coordinated teamwork shown by Lt. McKermitt and the other | 15 |
| responders, this rescue would not have been possible and the | 16 |
| outcome would have been tragic; the life of one very fortunate | 17 |
| man was salvaged that day and another chance at life provided | 18 |
| to someone by firefighters who are dedicated to their motto, | 19 |
| "We're there when you need us"; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 |
| congratulate Lt./EMT Brian McKermitt for his quick actions and | 23 |
| determination in the face of extreme danger; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Lt./EMT Brian McKermitt in recognition of his | 3 |
| valor, along with the City of Chicago Special Honorable Mention | 4 |
| Award.
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